Sir Thomas Allenreturns to Scottish Opera to revive his five-star production of Mozart’s most inventive opera.

Set in a spectacular world inspired by the Victorian futurism of HG Wells and Jules Verne, this enthralling Magic Flute perfectly balances the opera’s beguiling mix of comedy, fantasy and pantomime with a profound story of the search for wisdom, love and truth.

‘A riot from start to finish, finely crafted, vividly characterised and teeming with telling detail… and most importantly, a real hoot.’ The Scotsman

A handsome prince, a damsel in distress, sorcerers, priests and a bumbling bird catcher – all are given life in Mozart’s sublime blend of lyrical love duets, folk-like ditties and the explosive coloratura of the Queen of the Night arias. The international cast includes Peter Gijsbertsen (La traviata 2017); Gemma Summerfield, First Prize winner at the 2015 Kathleen Ferrier Awards; name-to-watch Julia Sitkovetsky; and Richard Burkhard, who returns as Papageno, the laugh-out-loud role he created in 2012. Scottish Opera favourite Tobias Ringborg (The Marriage of Figaro 2016) conducts.

Videos

Audiences and critics have bee raving about our revival of Sir Thomas Allen's production of THE MAGIC FLUTE. Thinking of joining us? Let this lot convince you...

The Magic Flute 2019 | Meet the Papageni!

We catch up with bird-brains Sofia Troncoso (Papagena) and Richard Burkhard (Papegano) to learn more about their characters in The Magic Flute and how they put the panto into Mozart's masterpiece!

The Magic Flute 2019 | Trailer

Sir Thomas Allen' s spectacular steampunk-styled production of Mozart's The Magic Flute returns! Get a glimpse of the show in our new trailer ahead of opening night.

The Magic Flute 2019 | Watch the set get-in!

Have a you seen Simon Higlett's gorgeous set for our current production of The Magic Flute? Here's the sped-up version of the work that went into building the set ahead of the production opening in the Theatre Royal Glasgow. In reality, this build took two days.